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enMicrosoft Rolls Out New Mouse and Keyboard Products for Windows 8http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/microsoft_rolls_out_new_mouse_and_keyboard_products_windows_8
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u69/wedge_touch_mouse.jpg" width="228" height="175" style="float: right;" />Microsoft is already starting to milk what it hopes is a Windows 8 cash cow before the operating system comes home to pasture. In case anyone has forgotten, Microsoft is also in the business of selling hardware accessories, something it's been doing for the past three decades, and it continues today with the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2012/Jul12/07-30WinHardwarePR.aspx">introduction of new mice and keyboards</a>, all of which "work beautifully with Windows 8," the company claims.</p>
<p>There are five new products in all, including two keyboards and three mice. Starting with the keyboards, Microsoft introduced the Wedge Mobile Keyboard, which is an ultraslim plank designed specifically for Windows 8 tablet users. It has Windows hotkeys and built-in media keys, and connects via Bluetooth. Microsoft set the MSRP at $80. The other plank is the Sculpt Mobile Keyboard, which is a full-sized accessory with Microsoft's Comfort Curve design and Bluetooth connectivity. It will retail for $50.</p>
<p>Switching gears to rodents, Microsoft introduced an ultra compact Wedge Touch Mouse ($70) for tablet users, Sculpt Touch Mouse ($50) with "smooth and easy navigation" in Windows 8, and Touch Mouse ($80) with updated gesture settings for Windows 8.</p>
<p>All five accessories will be available soon, Microsoft says.</p>
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<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u69/microsoft_explorer_touch_mouse.jpg" width="228" height="165" style="float: right;" />A new mouse from Microsoft managed to sneak out of its cage and make its way to the Web, and nearly undetected too. That is, until its picture was taken. It's Microsoft unreleased Explorer Touch Mouse, not to be confused with another Microsoft rodent bearing a similar name, the Touch Mouse, a multi-touch peripheral that can discern between one-, two-, and three-finger taps.</p>
<p>So can the Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse, which <a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/40927/microsoft-explorer-touch-mouse-unveiled">Pocket-linter.com</a> spied at a London Christmas in July event. According to Pocket-linter.com, the Explorer Touch utilizes Microsoft's proprietary BlueTrack technology, allowing it to track on nearly any surface. There are five buttons, each one configurable for left- or right-hand use, and a sort of haptic touch scroll pad similar to the one found on the Arc Touch. A USB receiver pops out of the rodent's underbelly.</p>
<p>The Explorer Touch is shaped similar to Microsoft's non-touch Explorer Mouse, hence the name. Look for this one to debut by the end of month in the U.K. for around $110. No word on when it will ship in the U.S. or for how much.</p>
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